Enterprise Strategy Principal

Florida Blue•Jacksonville, FL

1d•$126,000 - $204,800

About The Position

GuideWell is establishing its Enterprise Strategy team, an in-house strategy and internal-consulting group, and is seeking Engagement Managers to help build it. As an Engagement Manager, you will be responsible for running a full engagement from start to finish, including scoping the problem, setting the approach, building and leading the team, owning the storyline, and landing a recommendation and roadmap that senior leaders will act upon. You will manage the executive-sponsor relationship on a day-to-day basis and will be accountable for the outcome, combining the intellectual challenge and variety of consulting without the constant travel. This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy owning an entire problem and team, are comfortable delivering potentially difficult messages to executive sponsors, and are motivated by seeing their recommendations implemented.

Requirements

7-10 years of experience.
7+ years in management consulting, corporate strategy, or a comparable role, including demonstrated experience leading project teams.
Demonstrated experience running projects end to end — scope, workplan, team, timeline, and quality — with accountability for the outcome.
Post-MBA consultants with demonstrated project leadership enter at this level or as a Senior Associate.
2+ years leading project teams; formal people-management experience preferred
Bachelor’s degree
Quantitative, analytical, business, or health-related field preferred (e.g., economics, finance, statistics, data or analytics, engineering, or public health); other majors welcome where the analytical toolkit is demonstrated.
Demonstrated experience running projects end to end — scope, plan, team, timeline, and quality — and being accountable for the outcome.
The ability to scope an ambiguous problem with a sponsor, define what is in and out, and reset scope openly when the facts change.
The ability to own the analytic approach for a whole engagement and to balance rigor against speed deliberately and explicitly.
A track record of owning a storyline and turning findings into an actionable roadmap that the leaders who must act on it will back.
Experience managing and developing a team, including giving direct feedback and holding a clear standard.
The ability to hold a senior-sponsor relationship day to day, including telling a sponsor something they may not want to hear.
Executive-level written and verbal communication, and the ability to tailor a message without softening the conclusion.
Depth in one or more health care segments, and an eye on the regulatory and market shifts that could change a recommendation.
The ability to build the cross-functional relationships — business units, finance, corporate development — that an engagement depends on.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other relevant advanced degree
Experience at engagement-manager level or equivalent at a top-tier strategy consultancy, or comparable in-house strategy leadership.
Health plan or payer experience.
A record of recommendations that were implemented, not just presented.
Experience contributing to the playbooks, tools, or onboarding of a strategy team.
Recruiting and interviewing experience.

Responsibilities

Run a full engagement from start to finish — scope, workplan, team, timeline, and quality — and be accountable for the outcome.
Scope the problem with the sponsor, define what is in and out, and reset scope openly when the facts change.
Staff and structure the team from the shared pool, allocate the work, and manage pace and capacity across the engagement.
Own delivery risk — anticipate what could derail the engagement and act before it does.
Own the analytic approach for the whole engagement, deciding which questions get depth and which get a directional answer.
Balance rigor against speed deliberately, and be explicit with the sponsor about the trade-off being made.
Review and challenge the team’s analysis, and take personal responsibility for the integrity of the numbers.
Own the engagement storyline, tailoring the message to the audience without softening the conclusion.
Turn findings into an actionable roadmap — sequenced moves, owners, and the decisions required to start.
Secure the buy-in of the leaders who must act, working the recommendation through in advance rather than unveiling it at the read-out.
Manage and develop a team of Associates and Analysts — set direction, give direct feedback, and hold a clear standard.
Create the conditions for people to do their best work: clear roles, useful coaching, and protection from unnecessary churn.
Drive recruiting and shape how engagements are run, contributing to the team’s playbooks, tools, and onboarding.
Own the day-to-day executive-sponsor relationship for the engagement, keeping them ahead of both progress and problems.
Go deep in one or more segments, and anticipate the regulatory and market shifts that could change the recommendation.
Build the cross-functional relationships — business units, finance, corporate development — that the engagement depends on.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance
Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs
Leave programs to support personal circumstances
Retirement Savings Plan including employer match
Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days
Additional voluntary benefits available
A comprehensive wellness program
Competitive pay
Opportunities for incentive or commission compensation
Regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases